Floor waxing device



April 18, 1939'. 5 J ENN FLOOR WAXING- DEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed May13, 1938 Mm fi n9 w j d a m a 5% April 18, 1939- 5. J. GLENN 2,155,125

FLOOR WAXING DEVICE Filed May 15, 1938 v 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IIII/EMZOKPatented Apr. 18, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application May 13,1938, Serial No. 207,689 In Canada December 10, 1937 7 Claims.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide a means forreadily converting the regular type of floor wax container into a devicefor applying the wax to the floor surface, which may be very easilyhandled and will apply the wax uniformly and economically.

A further object is to provide a handle of an extremely cheap butefiective construction which will be automatically locked on thecontainer and may be easily and quickly detached and replaced on othercontainers.

The principal feature of the invention consists of a container cover tofit into a flanged wax container and a handle having a spring fork withlateral ends extending through openings in the cover to engage andinterlock with the container flange, said container having a stemthreaded therein to engage a loose plate placed between the cover andthe contents of the container to feed said contents downwardly to theopen bottom of the container.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a perspective view of my floorwaxing device assembled ready for use but having the bottom closure capin place.

Figure 2 is a vertical mid-sectional view through the assembled deviceready for use.

Figure 3 is a perspective detail of the cover removed from the containerand turned bottom side up.

Figure 4 is a sectional detail showing a modifled form of handle-holdingcover engaging a different type of can rim.

Figure 5 is a side elevational view on a smaller scale showing thehandle in its lowermost position.

Referring to the drawings, the container I is of the ordinary form usedin packaging floor wax, having a flange rim 2 extending inwardly at thetop thereof to receive the well known lever type of sealing cover.

The cover 3 herein shown is the same as the ordinary sealing cover butis provided with a centrally arranged hole 4 and a pair of diametricallyarranged openings 5 in the cylindrical wall 6 which engages the flangerim 2 of the container. A nut l is mounted on the cover, having anannular extension 8 projecting through the hole 4 and flanged over tosecure the nut permanently in position.

A threaded spindle 9, provided with a suitable head l0 extends throughthe hole 4 and is threaded in the nut l.

A handle H, which may be of wood has secured in a hole in one end a forkmember 12,

preferably formed of a doubled length of spring wire, the arms of thefork being spread outwardly and having their extremities i3 bentlaterally to extend through the openings Sin the cover 3, the spring ofthe fork arms holding the cover securely thereon and when the cover isplaced in position in the container rim, the fork ends I3 extend underthe flange rim 2 and automatically lock the cover in place. A pin I2 isinserted in the handle to extend through the looped end of the wire fork12.

In assembling the handle, cover and container to form a wax applyingdevice, the bottom l4 of the container is cut close to the wall by asuitable form of can opener, which will cut the metal with a clean edge,forming a slightly curved rim IS on the severed portion. The ordinarycover of the container is removed and the solid block of wax is pushedout through the open bottom.

The severed bottom I4 is then placed within the container and the blockof wax is replaced therein.

The cover 3 is placed in position and the fork end of the handle issprung into place, the lateral ends thereof entering the holes in theside walls and extending therethrough to engage the underside of the rim2 thereby locking the container on the handle.

The container when thus mounted on the handle is pivotally supported onthe lateral extremities so that when the container is placed upon thefloor, the handle will pivot thereon as it is moved back and forth inthe action of spreading the wax.

Pressure is applied to feed the wax downwardly by turning the threadedspindle 9 so that its inner end presses against the bottom plate I4. Itwill be readily understood that as the bottom is cut out of thecontainer the block of wax W will rest upon the'floor surface and as thecontainer is moved back and forth over the floor surface the wax isspread uniformly. The arrangement of the loose bottom plate l4 held inposition by the spindle 9 ensures the feeding of the wax until it iscompletely used up.

When the charge of Wax in a container has been used, the cover with itsscrew spindle is easily and quickly removed by springing the fork armsinwardly to release the lateral extremities thereof from engagement withthe flange rim of the container. The cover is then removed and cover andhandle are ready for application to another container.

In the detail shown in Figure 4, the cover is shown applied to theordinary paint can type of rim and the nut for holding the screw spindleis in the form of a metal bar l6 riveted to the cover metal.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A floor waxing device comprising a container having an inturned rim,a cover adapted to fit Within said rim, and a forked handle having itsextremities extending through said cover and engaging said rim, lockingthe container and handle together.

2. A floor waxing device comprising a container having an inturned rim,a cover adapted to fit within said rim, having diametrically opposedopenings, and a forked handle having laterally turned extremitiesprojecting through said openings and extending under said rim andforming a pivotal connection between the handle and the container.

3. A floor waxing device comprising a container having an inturned rim,a cover adapted to fit Within said rim having diametrically opposedopenings, and a handle having a fork end of spring material formed withlaterally turned extremities adapted to project through the openings ofthe cover and to extend under said rim.

4. A floor waxing device as claimed in claim 1 having a threaded spindlemounted in the cover, and a plate engaging said spindle and bearingagainst the wax in the container.

5. A device as claimed in claim 1 having a nut mounted centrally of thecover, and a spindle threaded in said nut and extending into thecontainer, and a plate engaged by said spindle and bearing against thewax in the container.

6. A device as claimed in claim 1 in which the cover is formed with acentral hole, a nut having an annular extension projecting through saidhole and flanged over the edge of said hole, and a spindle threaded insaid nut and extending into the container.

'7. A floor waxing device having an inwardly turned rim, a cover adaptedto fit Within said rim having diametrically opposed openings, a handle,a doubled length of spring wire secured in said handle and bentoutwardly to form a fork, the extremities thereof being bent laterallyand extending through the openings in said cover and engaging the innerside of said flange rim in rotating contact and locking said cover andcontainer together.

SAMUEL J. GLENN.

